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it is a great sendoff for hillary clinton. if i am sitting with them today, there are some questions that need to be asked that the media does not ask. that is a long way to get your point of why the media, why we will not ask the tough questions when we get the opportunity. >> if the white house ever granted me an interview with president obama, and it would be an interesting interview. i would ask all the questions i would love to ask, which i will not get. tavis: you or i for that matter. >> this is an intentional white house strategy. eight is throughout the campaign. how many interviews did cnn get with president obama? zero. how many did the people who really know him again? how many interviews did drive time radio get? tavis: he has been on 60 minutes a dozen times. that is his favorite outlets. that is their track record, asking the tough questions. >> in the beginning of the second term, nobody wants to upset the relationship with the white house. i had conversations with journalists who told me there is so much they
it is a great sendoff for hillary clinton. if i am sitting with them today, there are some questions that need to be asked that the media does not ask. that is a long way to get your point of why the media, why we will not ask the tough questions when we get the opportunity. >> if the white house ever granted me an interview with president obama, and it would be an interesting interview. i would ask all the questions i would love to ask, which i will not get. tavis: you or i for that...
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tavis: people do not really like hillary clinton. one could argue that dig deep in the numbers, people really do not like hillary in the numbers suggest that she is not the most electable democrat. with two or three people on the other side. what do you make of that? >> the question is can we get beyond the gridlock that we experienced during the 1990's? who was in the best position to point forward? part of the reason, when i have said, should we do this race? we had three questions. could our families survive it? since my wife is exceptional and our children is above -- are above average, it would work. is there something i can do that no other candidate can do? what i believe is the country is ready to get beyond the old arguments we have been having since the 1960's about vietnam and the sexual revolution and the role of faith. all these things we have been arguing about. the american people have moved beyond that. that is what you see consistently that among independents and republicans, we do very well. when we get these big cr
tavis: people do not really like hillary clinton. one could argue that dig deep in the numbers, people really do not like hillary in the numbers suggest that she is not the most electable democrat. with two or three people on the other side. what do you make of that? >> the question is can we get beyond the gridlock that we experienced during the 1990's? who was in the best position to point forward? part of the reason, when i have said, should we do this race? we had three questions....
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tois: clinton had a chance authorize it. you are right, ronald reagan did it, and clinton reauthorize did. >> he had an opportunity to equate the two and he declined. so when you think about the science, the science does not support that. the two drugs are the same. it would be the equivalent of punishing somebody that smoked marijuana a hundred times more harshly than somebody who takes it with brownies. science,nown that in for a long time, we have not made enough noise to say this is not fair, this is not right. that not only did clinton declined to lessen this disparity, but so did george w. bush. barack obama in 2010, as you point out, legislation that decreases the disparity from 100 to one to 18 to one. which is still unsatisfactory from a scientific perspective. you are concerned and i get that. i don't expect by scientists to play politics. i expect them to give me the facts. i expect scientists to put the facts on the table and if you say there isn't much distinction, he argument was, it was one of the reasons why
tois: clinton had a chance authorize it. you are right, ronald reagan did it, and clinton reauthorize did. >> he had an opportunity to equate the two and he declined. so when you think about the science, the science does not support that. the two drugs are the same. it would be the equivalent of punishing somebody that smoked marijuana a hundred times more harshly than somebody who takes it with brownies. science,nown that in for a long time, we have not made enough noise to say this is...
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>> i was told as a woman, working in the clinton administration, my boss was a woman, and there was a book about us not being competitors. i am a lawyer. everybody i know you're is competitive. it also fell to me like one more step of "you should not to compete." or, "we do not need to include you?" what the science was saying, women are not as competitive. once we got past that, ok, i think we need to talk about that. tavis: so you weren't worried about fallout or pushback? >> literally, i was distrustful. our last was on child development, and other journalists played a slight, a tiny differences between boys and girls. they are from mars, girls are from venus, sort of thing. the gaps or small. but they were not small. in competition, write. the clearest gap was the last year in the 2012 election cycle. only four -- american women went to city hall and wrote their name down to run for governor of an american state. the entire united states, only four. when women were running, they were winning. women were not entering into these races, and that was a real challenge for us. you canno
>> i was told as a woman, working in the clinton administration, my boss was a woman, and there was a book about us not being competitors. i am a lawyer. everybody i know you're is competitive. it also fell to me like one more step of "you should not to compete." or, "we do not need to include you?" what the science was saying, women are not as competitive. once we got past that, ok, i think we need to talk about that. tavis: so you weren't worried about fallout or...
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whatever our involvement was, he fell, and clinton put him back in power. it was not the same man, but it was the same symbol. even that was intolerable. that was not really tolerated, and i do not think you can have self empowerment in haiti unless the united states agrees to it. tavis: the new book is called "farewell, fred voodoo." good to have you on the program. that is our show for tonight. i will see you next time. until then, tonight from los angeles. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with "scandal" star tony goldwyn for his role playing the president. that is next time. we will see you then. always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your you. thank you. >> be more. thank you. >> be more.
whatever our involvement was, he fell, and clinton put him back in power. it was not the same man, but it was the same symbol. even that was intolerable. that was not really tolerated, and i do not think you can have self empowerment in haiti unless the united states agrees to it. tavis: the new book is called "farewell, fred voodoo." good to have you on the program. that is our show for tonight. i will see you next time. until then, tonight from los angeles. as always, keep the...
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the kennedys are america's royal family, not the clintons or the bushes. they are the embodiment of the american success story. irish catholics who achieved such great wealth and fame. the olderer hand, brother was killed in world war ii, the older sister killed in a plane crash in france in 1948, the president assassinated, his brother robert running for president in 1968, assassinated. ted kennedy goes through a tragedy with a young woman killed. the son, john kennedy junior, killed in a senseless plane crashed off of cape cod. it is a combination, i think, of continuesthings that to recommend kennedy to us as this very, very appealing figure. >> i wonder whether or not whether -- what ever john kennedy did or did not accomplish, there are those to this day who are concerned about the hype of the kennedy years, and they see him as a mediocre president, at best, not a failed president, but mediocre. my question is whether what he did or did not accomplish in life will always be overshadowed by how he died. >> yes. you know, he did have some accomplishment
the kennedys are america's royal family, not the clintons or the bushes. they are the embodiment of the american success story. irish catholics who achieved such great wealth and fame. the olderer hand, brother was killed in world war ii, the older sister killed in a plane crash in france in 1948, the president assassinated, his brother robert running for president in 1968, assassinated. ted kennedy goes through a tragedy with a young woman killed. the son, john kennedy junior, killed in a...
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> bill clinton was an inspiration for the videogame character sonic the hedgehog. hedgehog is fat and brown. that would be like cee-lo green. is my dream job. you are a black man who gets to go on television and live for no reason, not in trouble for it, and get a paycheck. >> i could he of mayor. it looks like fun. >> it is fun. it is the only show of its kind. burnett did survivor. he did the bible. he finally got on, and we are having a blast. tavis: the fun for you is what specifically? >> for me it is disseminating information. all kind of what i'd do. disseminating information and fooling people is a lot of fun. i have been fooling people who did not think i could read. i just listed some of the things, but you have tried a little bit of everything. how do you see this fitting into that d.l. hughley story? >> i know very little about a lot. interesting you have to be interested. there are so many things that happen. there are very few times in history that are so fluid, and things are changing so fast that you need, takes and authors and people like yourself
> bill clinton was an inspiration for the videogame character sonic the hedgehog. hedgehog is fat and brown. that would be like cee-lo green. is my dream job. you are a black man who gets to go on television and live for no reason, not in trouble for it, and get a paycheck. >> i could he of mayor. it looks like fun. >> it is fun. it is the only show of its kind. burnett did survivor. he did the bible. he finally got on, and we are having a blast. tavis: the fun for you is what...
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they were showered with 16 years of affection by bill clinton and george w. bush and they got used to that and he now has an opportunity to go there, to explain to them that he's got their back, that he's been with them in their times of difficulties, whether it's at the u.n. or rockets from gaza or the iranian nuclear program, and that he's going to be with them in the future, and i think he'll use his oratorical magic and i think he'll have a powerful impact and that will be very helpful for an effort to restart the peace process after he leaves. tavis: you've said a couple of things that i want to pick apart. let me start with the notion that the president has a very low standing, a low approval rating amongst the israeli public. what has been the cause of that and has his -- i'm trying to find the right word here -- fractured or less than lovie dovie relationship with bibi netanyahu had anything to do with that standing? >> well, it's interesting you use the words "lovie dovie" because the president is not a lovie dovie kinda guy and that's part of the pr
they were showered with 16 years of affection by bill clinton and george w. bush and they got used to that and he now has an opportunity to go there, to explain to them that he's got their back, that he's been with them in their times of difficulties, whether it's at the u.n. or rockets from gaza or the iranian nuclear program, and that he's going to be with them in the future, and i think he'll use his oratorical magic and i think he'll have a powerful impact and that will be very helpful for...
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>> i recall when hillary clinton resigned. when she fainted and had a concussion, my heart went out for her. five years ago, you remember that i fainted and hit my head on my desk. i broke my cheek bone, bandages on my right eye. whenever a woman drives herself in to that kind of exhaustion, and i feel that we are allowing ourselves to pursue the main measure of success, when hillary clinton was asked what she was going to do when she resigned, she said she wanted to be untired. she wanted to sleep in. i hope she can be a role model for how to do success differently. that would be a huge message to women everywhere. tavis: it is ok to you that success for men and women looks different? >> i am saying that women have to redefine success for women and men. men need redefinition as much as women. i do not seamen redefining it. women are more likely to redefine it. we will still be outsiders. we are really still more aware of the need to close that gap between how we live our personal lives and how we perform at work. tavis: i was
>> i recall when hillary clinton resigned. when she fainted and had a concussion, my heart went out for her. five years ago, you remember that i fainted and hit my head on my desk. i broke my cheek bone, bandages on my right eye. whenever a woman drives herself in to that kind of exhaustion, and i feel that we are allowing ourselves to pursue the main measure of success, when hillary clinton was asked what she was going to do when she resigned, she said she wanted to be untired. she...
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though clinton was governor at the time. vice president mondale was in the state at the time. chelsea clinton was one-year-old and it is one of those things that could have changed the course of history but it is important to look at it not because it is just an incredible story but it shows how much of a challenge it is to manage these incredibly complex technological systems. tavis: give me some sense of how in a worst-case scenario, how that accident have been had it not been contained at the last minute? rex it would have incinerated the entire state of arkansas. t deadly have sen radioactive fallout up the east coast trade we tested one weapon in 1954, to give you a sense of the power of one hydrogen bomb. if you had dropped that one bomb on washington, d.c., it would have killed everyone in washington, everyone in philadelphia, everyone in baltimore who could not find shelter in a fallout shelter and it would have killed half the people in new york city. this is one nuclear weapons, one powerful hydrogen bomb. at one point we have 32,000 of them. this is an incredible am
though clinton was governor at the time. vice president mondale was in the state at the time. chelsea clinton was one-year-old and it is one of those things that could have changed the course of history but it is important to look at it not because it is just an incredible story but it shows how much of a challenge it is to manage these incredibly complex technological systems. tavis: give me some sense of how in a worst-case scenario, how that accident have been had it not been contained at...
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thereatly appreciate president goes the effort, secretary of state hillary clinton, and we appreciate all their efforts and we view them as partners in the search for historic peace. during the first term, the administration tried a certain way to get the peace. we froze settlement construction for 10 months. hillary clinton called it unprecedented and it was to give the palestinians back to the negotiating table. they did not avail themselves of that opportunity. since then, they have not been able to return to the negotiating table. the secretary kerry has very intensely fought to get them back to the table. all the core issues, these are tough tory easy. we believe we can address all of those issues and reach a creative solution. no diminishing on the part of the administration. has beentary of state very committed. tavis: let me ask if they're the right people at the table. you can only make peace between enemies. have the right participants. netanyahu has made the official policy the to-state solution. positionis official and remains publicly committed to it. committed to moving
thereatly appreciate president goes the effort, secretary of state hillary clinton, and we appreciate all their efforts and we view them as partners in the search for historic peace. during the first term, the administration tried a certain way to get the peace. we froze settlement construction for 10 months. hillary clinton called it unprecedented and it was to give the palestinians back to the negotiating table. they did not avail themselves of that opportunity. since then, they have not been...
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minutes," on mine machine and watching all of the time, but when they did that interview with hillary clinton, it was just a kiss. >> when was the last time president obama spoke publicly in droves? was it in a hard-hitting interview with chopped todd, or somebody? no, it was in a google hang out. that is because somebody asked him about it, and then he makes these jokes with the correspondence. this should not be how we do this with what is at the center of american policy right now. jokes with journalists and talking about it at a google hang-up. these are also life and death issues. this administration is also launching a campaign against whistle-blowers. they are going after anyone who is blowing the whistle on the bush-era torture programs. they are trying to get them shut up. but part of the people that were involved in a, a former cia guy, rodriguez, he is getting book contracts and is giving interviews and movies made about him, so i think the priorities are so out of whack, and because you have this popular democratic president, who is a very likable guy, and i think a lot of the jou
minutes," on mine machine and watching all of the time, but when they did that interview with hillary clinton, it was just a kiss. >> when was the last time president obama spoke publicly in droves? was it in a hard-hitting interview with chopped todd, or somebody? no, it was in a google hang out. that is because somebody asked him about it, and then he makes these jokes with the correspondence. this should not be how we do this with what is at the center of american policy right...
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though clinton does that, too. tavis: we sought at the democratic convention. democratic the convention. [laughter] >> two terms. woodrow wilson got to terms and so did barack obama. tavis: with the challenges we have talked about, how did he manage to terms? how did he get that opportunity to do it twice? >> he lucked out because he ran against two republicans. andas running against taft his predecessor teddy roosevelt who started the bull moose party. it helped wilson slide in the first time. the second time, it was one of the great collections of all times and it took weeks before final results were in. they were waiting for a few thousand ballots from california that made the difference. the end, a few thousand women votes. women had the vote in california but not in many other states .hat turned the tide for wilson wilson introduced so many progressive things, people wanted to put the brakes on. that is why presidents don't get to terms. they do too much, not always too little. a lot of people are concerned about the notion that we might not, for the for s
though clinton does that, too. tavis: we sought at the democratic convention. democratic the convention. [laughter] >> two terms. woodrow wilson got to terms and so did barack obama. tavis: with the challenges we have talked about, how did he manage to terms? how did he get that opportunity to do it twice? >> he lucked out because he ran against two republicans. andas running against taft his predecessor teddy roosevelt who started the bull moose party. it helped wilson slide in the...
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we were in the middle of that great clinton era expansion. business expansion and keepinggy where -- were the economy strong. which is what happens when you shut most of the government down is exactly the worst thing and there is this bit about the debt ceiling which is real unknown territory. we have never defaulted on our debt and the united states -- the u.s. government debt is the bedrock on which the whole world financial system is based and if that suddenly becomes viewed as dubious pieces of paper, god knows. -- this is much scarier than anything we have seen. far scary than 2011 and scarier than 1995-1996. it is very interesting times, which is not a good thing. is must readuff copy for many of us from the "new york times." paul krugman, always good to have you on the program and thanks for your insights. >> thanks for having me on. tavis: film director and now author m. night shyamalan. stay with us. is best knownalan for scaring movie audiences with supernatural storylines and films like "the sixth sense" and "the village." he spent
we were in the middle of that great clinton era expansion. business expansion and keepinggy where -- were the economy strong. which is what happens when you shut most of the government down is exactly the worst thing and there is this bit about the debt ceiling which is real unknown territory. we have never defaulted on our debt and the united states -- the u.s. government debt is the bedrock on which the whole world financial system is based and if that suddenly becomes viewed as dubious...
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bill clinton famously did not go into rwanda. that is not diplomacy, that is doing nothing. somalia and congo, we are late. that is doing nothing. sometimes we choose to go certain places in africa and elsewhere and sometimes we do not. how do you make that distinction? oragain, inconsistency may may not be a virtue, but it is certainly a reality. i think in each instance, you have to look at your interest. what would be likely to happen if you were to use force or another tool, diplomacy? what would be the consequences, the benefits, and the cost. then you have to make a decision . you have to look at the immediate situation and you also have to take a step back and say if we were to do this, what would it mean for other interest? what tools and resources would this absorb and what would be the consequences of that echo in syria, what would be likely to happen if the u.s. were to act or not act, and what would be the likely consequences for other interest throughout the middle east or in asia? the united states doesn't have the luxury to narrow casted. we broadcast it. peop
bill clinton famously did not go into rwanda. that is not diplomacy, that is doing nothing. somalia and congo, we are late. that is doing nothing. sometimes we choose to go certain places in africa and elsewhere and sometimes we do not. how do you make that distinction? oragain, inconsistency may may not be a virtue, but it is certainly a reality. i think in each instance, you have to look at your interest. what would be likely to happen if you were to use force or another tool, diplomacy? what...
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bill clinton had a race commission. if you the president and you are the best person to help usher us into a conversation about this, why not do it? >> well, you know, i think he should do it and i think he should impanel a commission hearing and -- commission. and i think he should empower the discussion. we can't keep doing this media dance where we say there are two sides and they are very polarized. twoe are really not just sides. there are many positions, but more importantly, there are positions that are flat out, you know, hostile and and just and they should be given equal time around the same kinds of time that is given to other positions to this fantasy that all positions are equal has to be ended. and we need to be much more forceful about saying what our vision is, what our goals are and to pursue that. there is no question to me that more conversation should be had and obama should do more about it. but to me, i have never had the expectations of the first place and i think part of this is about what are we
bill clinton had a race commission. if you the president and you are the best person to help usher us into a conversation about this, why not do it? >> well, you know, i think he should do it and i think he should impanel a commission hearing and -- commission. and i think he should empower the discussion. we can't keep doing this media dance where we say there are two sides and they are very polarized. twoe are really not just sides. there are many positions, but more importantly, there...
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. >> i told president clinton met. stick to your live. i still would have said, "that is not made it." stop it right there. no, that was not made. always stick to your live. tavis: how did you and jerry seinfeld get to be good friends? >> we would get together, and i said, "he looks like he is going to make a lot of money. this is a true story. about 1980. there was one of those ladies. i said, let's go in there and mess with this lady. i said, "you are coming with me." i gave the $85, and she said, "you are going to make a lot of money." i said, "now you go. and he said, "i am not going." she looked at his hands, and she said, "i thought he was going to make a lot of money. you are going to make a lot of money." we are looking for her now. when i do well, i am blessed. that is why i am the most successful black comedian in the world, ever. it is not how much money you make. it is how you enjoy your life. i get to know people like you. i have been to the white house. i have been all over the world. tavis: they let you in the white house?
. >> i told president clinton met. stick to your live. i still would have said, "that is not made it." stop it right there. no, that was not made. always stick to your live. tavis: how did you and jerry seinfeld get to be good friends? >> we would get together, and i said, "he looks like he is going to make a lot of money. this is a true story. about 1980. there was one of those ladies. i said, let's go in there and mess with this lady. i said, "you are coming...
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our reminder -- i am reminded about the story of bill and hillary clinton when they returned to little rock, ark. the president had a favorite mustang he'd like to drive and the secret service would not let him drive it. he went back to little rock and secret service follow them. they pulled into a gas station to get some gas and there was an old guys who had gone to high school with bill and hillary. there he was pumping gas and bill says, "look what would have happened if you married him." hillary said, "if i would have married him, he would have been the president." [laughter] [applause] i raise that, and that calls for some and modesty on your part, but i raise that because i know that you were there for dr. king in a way that we will never know or appreciate. i talked to a lot of dr. king's lieutenants and they will tell you that because he was human and not divine, although we think he was divine, he was just a man. an extraordinary man, but a man. he would get depressed and disappointed about all kinds of things related to the movement. tell me what you would say to him, what yo
our reminder -- i am reminded about the story of bill and hillary clinton when they returned to little rock, ark. the president had a favorite mustang he'd like to drive and the secret service would not let him drive it. he went back to little rock and secret service follow them. they pulled into a gas station to get some gas and there was an old guys who had gone to high school with bill and hillary. there he was pumping gas and bill says, "look what would have happened if you married...
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. >>> did hillary clinton's visit to san francisco this week set the stage for a presidential run? >>> also in san francisco, attorney general eric holder called for cutting back harsh prison sentences. >> we need to ensure incarceration is used to punish, to deter and to rehabilitate but not merely to warehouse and to forget. >>> $1 billion plan to expand california's largest reservoir shasta dam caused a flood of controversy. >>> plus the greening of a billionaire who wants to help steer the company's energy policy. >> energy and climate are going to be the challenge for o
. >>> did hillary clinton's visit to san francisco this week set the stage for a presidential run? >>> also in san francisco, attorney general eric holder called for cutting back harsh prison sentences. >> we need to ensure incarceration is used to punish, to deter and to rehabilitate but not merely to warehouse and to forget. >>> $1 billion plan to expand california's largest reservoir shasta dam caused a flood of controversy. >>> plus the greening of...
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ande was the president china and obama's and clinton's. .here was barbra streisand playing the song was the thrill of a lifetime. done about 100 shows in five years. you have done 20 of those. >> it is show business. when you meet someone and say, we should do something together, sometimes it turns into lunch. she has done 100 live concerts, and i have got to tell you, she is really in. iconic. she does not use auto tuning. she stamped with an orchestra behind her. there are no background dancers behind her. when you have barbra streisand you do not need that. singing, and people are weeping. the place fork is that cosmopolitanism, that .ulture how does being in l.a. versus new york impact your craft? new york is new york. >> i am super lucky. i have been on a 300 day world tour. play the most is probably new york. i am going to lay in october, and then we go black to -- we go back to the blue note. i love the atmosphere of the city, and i love being in both places. i think when you reach a certain level you become an international act. scene, they let me play one night a year, and then
ande was the president china and obama's and clinton's. .here was barbra streisand playing the song was the thrill of a lifetime. done about 100 shows in five years. you have done 20 of those. >> it is show business. when you meet someone and say, we should do something together, sometimes it turns into lunch. she has done 100 live concerts, and i have got to tell you, she is really in. iconic. she does not use auto tuning. she stamped with an orchestra behind her. there are no background...
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tonight a conversation with robert reich, former secretary of labor under bill clinton, about economic growth, national debt, sequestration and the baltics of austerity. -- politics of austerity. his book is just out now in paperback. also tonight, a conversation with jim wallis, an outspoken advocate for social change. the title says it all, "on gld's side." we are glad you've joined us. those conversations coming up, right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: just how successfully this country is pulling out of recession depends on what side of the economic divide your on. the housing market is rebounding in some areas, the stock market soaring and the latest jobs numb
tonight a conversation with robert reich, former secretary of labor under bill clinton, about economic growth, national debt, sequestration and the baltics of austerity. -- politics of austerity. his book is just out now in paperback. also tonight, a conversation with jim wallis, an outspoken advocate for social change. the title says it all, "on gld's side." we are glad you've joined us. those conversations coming up, right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said...